The Dhaka Times Desk Many items related to the historic Titanic ship tragedy that sank in the Atlantic Ocean are now worth more than gold. which are often sold at record prices. This time the record price of 16 million taka was sold to the richest passenger of the Titanic!
The watch was auctioned in England on April 27, Al-Jazeera reported in a report.
Al-Jazeera reported that a company called Henry Aldridge & Son auctioned the watch. There, the watch was sold for 1170 thousand pounds (1460 thousand US dollars). In Bangladeshi currency that is equal to about 16 crore rupees.
A person in the United States bought the watch. The auction house said it was a record price for an item related to the Titanic tragedy.
The watch was owned by American billionaire John Jacob Astor. More than a hundred years ago in 1912, when the Titanic sank after hitting a huge iceberg, he died along with many of his passengers. At that time, Astor was one of the richest people in the world.
Astor's story is similar to the two main characters Jack and Rose in the movie Titanic. His wife Madeleine was also with him on the ship at the time of the accident. However, Astor put his wife in a lifeboat. That's why Madeleine survived. But Dhankuber Astor could not survive.
At that time, about a week after the shipwreck, Astor's body was recovered. This gold watch was among the things he found at that time.
The watch was returned to Astor's family after the recovery, auction authorities said. It was later repaired and used by Astor's son.
Henry Aldridge & Son estimated that the gold watch could fetch between £100,000 and £150,000 at auction. However, exceeding their expectations, it was sold for almost 10 times more!
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How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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